Tesla China Plant Expansion in Doubt Over Starlink Concerns
- Carmaker had planned to boost output to 2 million EVs a year
- Upgrade is stalled by concerns from China’s central government
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An expansion of Tesla Inc.’s plant in Shanghai has been delayed, according to people familiar with the matter, over data concerns that risk putting a roadblock in the way of the US electric-car maker’s ambition to keep growing in China.
The so-called phase-three expansion originally slated to start mid-year would have seen the plant’s capacity double to around 2 million cars a year, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.